Donor Leave for Blood, Organ, Tissue and Bone Marrow

Eligible faculty and staff may receive paid leave in accordance with the criteria noted below:

• Up to 30 working days of paid leave for recovery from an organ or tissue donation procedure;
• Up to 7 working days of paid leave following the donation of bone marrow;
• 1 ½ hours of paid leave every 4 months for the donation of blood (see reporting below);
• 3 hours of paid leave every 4 months for the donation of blood platelets or other approved blood products.

Additional Information:

• Donor Leave will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay.
• Donor Leave will only be paid for leave taken during regularly scheduled work hours. For academic year faculty, this will be reported  based on an 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday work schedule.
• Individuals on sabbatical, summer leave without pay with benefits, leave without pay, or on suspension are not considered to have "active" appointments for purposes of Donor Leave.
• When Donor Leave is approved, eligible faculty and staff will continue to accrue leave  for which they are eligible.
• Donor leave will not be counted against a faculty or staff members’ FMLA entitlement.
• Donor leave does not count as time worked for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) purposes for non-exempt staff, except as noted below for blood donation.